Review: Team Fortress 2

Genre: First Person Shooter

           Team Fortress 2 is what you would expect to get if Pixar was to create a first person shooter. Its beautiful art style, unique characters, and fun cooperative gameplay really make this game a fun experience you may never get tired of.

Gameplay

            In Team Fortress 2, you choose one of two teams, attackers or defenders, and attempt to either capture or destroy the enemy base. This is done through various checkpoints, whether you are capturing a point or pushing a train of explosives. In order to accomplish these tasks, you will need to kill the enemy team trying to stop you.

Before you begin, you can choose from the nine classes available. These roles are what you would expect in the average class based shooter, but there are enough variations here to keep things fresh. For example the spy and engineer are fairly unique to Team Fortress 2. Other classes include the medic, heavy gunner, sniper, demolition man, and a few others.

 The great selection of unlockable weapons adds to gameplay depth. Random items become available just by playing the game for a certain amount of time. This is true also for collectable hats. This incentive of unlocks is a good reason to keep playing but nevertheless the gameplay itself is enough to keep you entertained.

Graphics

            Team Fortress 2 really looks like no other game, except for imitators of course. The art style is very cartoon-ish with a slight 50’s theme. Colors used are mostly variations of blue and red. Maps in game look very nice and are well varied. Textures are clean and lighting is well done.

Conclusion

            If there is one shooter you play, make it Team Fortress 2. Its incredible art style and gameplay are rare to find in games lately. In addition, it is very funny with it’s over the top characters and announcer. Amazing atmosphere aside, gameplay here is very solid. Even when you grow tired of the game itself, which will take months, there are many user-created alterative game modes that are very entertaining.

Gameplay: 9.4

Graphics: 9.7

Lasting Appeal: 9.5

Overall: 9.8